What color is #745C73?

#745C73 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745C73?

The RGB value is 116, 92, 115: 116 red, 92 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745C73?

The complementary color is #5C745D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745C73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745C73 color

#745C73 rgb(116, 92, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #745C73 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 36.1% green and 45.1% blue (116, 92, 115).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 1% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#745C73 color codes

HEX	`#745C73`
RGB	`rgb(116, 92, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 36.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 1%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.16, 14.13, -9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.16, 16.91, 326.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.124, 12.605, 17.905)`
Decimal	`7625843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745C73, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #745C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #745C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745c73; }
.text { color: #745c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 92 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745c73, #745c67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #745C73?: #745C73 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745C73?: The RGB value is 116, 92, 115: 116 red, 92 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745C73?: The complementary color is #5C745D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745C73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.